"But, correspondingly, we're going to consume a lot of military resources there as well, right? Fight consumption, we can consume more energy than the United States? "Pan Guochen is really riveted.

Of course, Liu Bailiang will not be stuck with this level of problem: "Hawaii is an indispensable barrier for the United States, and if Hawaii is lost, the mainland of the United States will be nakedly exposed in front of our army, and it will be attacked or even landed by our army at any time." Therefore, as long as our side captures Hawaii, the US military will inevitably use all its naval strength to engage in a counteroffensive, and it will not be able to hinder our army's expansion in the South Sea. However, for large-scale amphibious offensive and defensive warfare in the mechanized era, the other side has absolutely no relevant theories, experience, and technical reserves to support it, and we are at least 100 years ahead of them in terms of operational concepts, and the relevant technologies that we have been painstakingly preparing since 10 years ago have finally reached the stage of practical application. With such a gap, we can not only capture Hawaii at a small cost, but also make the other side pay several times more in a defensive battle. In other words, if we can easily capture it, then we can hold it firmly and make it a graveyard for American ships. ”

"Without such a strategic magnet, the U.S. military would be able to concentrate its forces and attack freely in all campaign directions, while our side would have to divide its forces to defend in all directions, fortified everywhere, and powerless everywhere, and fall into the predicament of Japan in World War II in another time and space history. Whether to give the other side full initiative or force the other side to accept the battlefield we have set is the key. ”

Pan Guochen held his cheeks and thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Understood, there is no problem for the time being." ”

Here, Fang Tianhua raised his hand again: "I have a problem." Assuming that Germany cannot win a quick victory, wouldn't it be easier for us to remain neutral for a long time, like the United States, and at the same time prepare for war in an all-round way, and wait until the countries participating in the war in Europe have been exhausted in the long war, and then seize our absolute sphere of interests. ”

Yang Zhengjin waved his hand, motioned for Liu Bailiang to return to his seat, and personally answered Fang Tianhua's question: "It's not that I haven't considered the strategy of long-term neutrality. But there are two consequences to executing this strategy. ”

"The first is the enrichment of U.S. power and the entente of Sino-US trade."

"It goes without saying that the United States will make a lot of war money, as it has historically been. Of course, ASEAN can make a big profit in this, but that's not the point. When the United States and ASEAN were neutral countries, due to the isolation of the Entente and the lack of effective payment capacity on the part of the allies, in fact, most of the trade could only be carried out with the Entente countries, that is, the exchange of their physical resources for each other's gold and credit bonds. In this way, in addition to the material and personnel support of their respective colonies, the Entente could also receive a steady stream of material supplements from China and the United States, which was naturally the basis of their victory over Germany, but it was not the key. The most important thing is that at that time, the foreign trade between China and the United States will be dominated by the Entente countries, and China and the United States will also become the big creditors of the Entente countries, and the United States will do its utmost to avoid the collapse of the Entente bloc, and if China wants to fight against the Entente countries, it must have the consciousness that it will not be able to recover its debts and lose its most important trade partner. On the other hand, the United States, which has made war money and at the same time realized certain new concepts of war from the war, is very likely to use several times China's industrial strength to carry out war preparations that are far larger than China's and are not too inferior in quality with several times China's industrial strength, and gradually strengthen its combat capability in the Pacific. ”

"The second is that Europe is likely to make decent peace before it suffers great losses, or even unite against us later."

"As far as Germany is concerned, seeing the Entente of Sino-US trade, it is impossible not to think of the desperate prospect of China and the United States participating in the Allied war, and it will also see that continuing to fight the Entente alone can only allow China and the United States to maximize their benefits, and Germany will ultimately shed blood for China and the United States. If Germany does not take into account the weak and poorly trained American Army Force, the Chinese Army is both the hope of German victory and the decisive factor in destroying Germany's hope. If China does not make up its mind sooner, Germany will be shaken. This is different from the situation of the First World War in the history of another plane, where we have created an empire that is already powerful enough to be considered a second Germany in the face of Japan, which has been insignificant in the course of the First World War, that no one can ignore our existence. When Germany saw that such a powerful force refused to fight side by side, and showed signs of cooperating with the enemy and bargaining, it was likely to seek a decent peace out of despair or enlightenment. ”

"As far as the Entente are concerned, likewise, the likelihood of accepting or seeking a decent German peace by the presence of such a powerful China is greatly increased, because continuing the war will give China the opportunity to destroy their domination in the Asia-Pacific possessions, which is visible and unacceptable to any slightly wise statesman. It is tolerable to let the United States make money, and then squeeze it back from the colonies, if China takes control of their colonies, where else can they go to compensate? The gains of centuries of expansion have been ruined in this way, and any European power will have to fight to the death before it runs out. ”

"After Europe made peace ahead of schedule, it was likely that the distribution of colonies would be readjusted and a temporary compromise would be reached. In the face of China's arms expansion, in addition to the possibility of reaching a treaty to jointly safeguard the respective territories in Asia and the Pacific, the Yellow Peril theory is also very likely to be revived again, so that the situation will return to the worst situation in which it was hostile and surrounded by the major powers some time ago. ”

"In short, the strategy of hoping that after Europe bleeds dry, China will easily go down the mountain to pick peaches is premised on reducing the IQ of European and American leaders below average."

"Yes...... Got it, no problem. Fang Tianhua had no choice but to shrink back honestly.

"So, do you have any questions about the explanation of the above questions?" Yang Zhengjin obviously wants to go to the summary step.

A minute later, Yang Zhengjin got up again, wiped the blackboard, and summed it up while writing: "In this way, our strategic plan is very clear, in order to achieve the goal of seizing the absolute circle of interests, we must first promote the outbreak of the European war, and then, whether Germany wins quickly on the Western Front or is in a stalemate, we have a corresponding strategy to achieve the goal." Of course, there is also the lowest possible scenario, which is if Germany loses quickly on the Western Front and makes a quick peace......"

The pause in appetite attracted the expectant attention of most of the audience.

"We're going to keep trying to push for a new European competition until it's a European game. Until then, we should not go to war with the Allies and the United States, and suffer the overwhelming blow, so that Germany can gain the full initiative and benefit from it in any way. Of course, it can be speculated that the Germans will also make similar considerations, which is why there is a previous Yellow Peril pandemic and anti-China tandem. But the situation has developed to this day, the contradictions in Europe have overwhelmed the contradictions in Asia, Germany can no longer bear to be the sole hegemon of Europe, and Britain can no longer bear Germany's *, as we wish, Britain and Germany have finally turned against each other, and we must let this contradiction continue to intensify, affect other contradictions, and eventually evolve into a full-scale war in Europe. ”

"Of course, it would have been better if Germany had been determined from the outset to move eastward, to flank Russia with us, to force Russia to its knees first."

"In the ideal state, to surrender without a fight, to solve all problems through negotiation, although it seems slim, it is still necessary to try. In short, war and peace, preparations with both hands, are aimed at achieving the overall goal of the absolute circle of interests. ”

After this strategic plan was decided, the focus of future work will be on the following two points: First, negotiations with countries in the absolute sphere of interest and with the allies led by Germany. Second, preparations for war premised on a Sino-German alliance and at most simultaneous attacks in the four strategic directions. ”

"The arrangements for the negotiation work were presided over by Zhang Zhigao and Mo Ning, and the arrangements for the war preparations work were presided over by Liu Bailiang and Hu Ke. Announcing the discussion at the next group meeting, no problem, right? ”

Yang Zhengjin, who spit out these words in a chic manner, is naturally no longer the cautious and monotonous little secretary image in front of Liu Yun in the past, judging from today's atmosphere, he is more like a shadow emperor who presides over everything.

Qianhua didn't feel this - in fact, this was also within her expectations, as Liu Yun's most relied on cronies and the most comprehensive ability of the elders, it is not surprising that Yang Zhengjin has the current prestige and status, if the five elders are the core of the group, Yang Zhengjin is the core of the core, and the other four elders can only maximize their strength if they are connected.

Power and responsibility are linked, so until I have enough ability and prestige to truly lead the group, please take all the unfavorable responsibilities and be my shields or pawns, no one will be unhappy, right? No, for you, gaining and exercising power for those dreams is what it is all about your existence......

Yang Zhengjin's call interrupted Qianhua's thoughts with a little selfishness: "Leader...... Forget it, let's call the emperor in the future...... May I? ”

Qianhua shook her head slightly: "I don't mind, let's call it that way in the future, I don't think we should call each other comrades in the future, it's okay to call each other official positions, what do you think?" ”

"Comrade is indeed a little awkward......"

"The group plenum is not held very often, and the adults, ministers, and commanders outside are called well, and suddenly they call a comrade or something, and I feel that there is a tendency to have multiple personalities."

"Just according to the emperor's wishes......"

After some discussion, the rule that there was no need to address comrades at the meeting was established as an unwritten rule.

"So...... Today's scheduled discussion has been completed, does the emperor have any other orders? Fortunately, Yang Zhengjin has not yet reached the point of directly announcing the "dismissal" of the meeting before the leader.

"Everyone has worked hard, let's stop here today, adjournment."

Miss Qianhua's smile is still so charming...... A few uncles howled at a wilderness in their hearts.